bill: now on "chasing news". ♪ >> tickets $200 each way. bill: the government is being outhustled. >> for the 1st time in 17 years famous in new jersey put on public display or at least some of the world. keeping a portion hostage. bill: huge and ugly. >> liquor license monday's for the coming year. saturday the following year all the satisfy liquor license violations committed by the previous license holder. >> it seems odd all these awards and accolades. to not get a pass. it's a tough pill to swallow bill: you have been chasing scams in new york.

you went to the staten island ferry. people are people are so there are hostile is out there charging folks for free ride. >> that's right. a story that said an alleged scammer sold a pair of tourists tickets. $200 each way. scam someone out of $400. so i had to get the.of view of these guys that are scammers. there really ticket salesman. >> where i live. i spoke to these ticket salesman outside the staten island ferry selling tickets to the statue of liberty. not directly to the statue of liberty. it is around the statue of liberty.

[inaudible] >> use nypd. not saying it is never happened. the upswing in tickets recently. these guys the tickets sword. the ticket sales at the statue of liberty which provide the parts department the city went down. >> that means wasn't nobody. that means everyone was over here. bill: the staten island ferry. battery park, staten island, this is free. there is also a ferry which runs by the national park service. $18 which service. $18 which goes from this box you talked about the statue of liberty but that includes a walk-through. you actually get to get off the boat. these guys are selling this

one laura cruz. never gets off the boat. paying a. paying a must twice as much and you get to go around the statue of liberty and back. so what is the controversy? why is the park service upset? there charging more. >> people from the actual parks department. the ticket salesman told me this. how much money did you make last weekend. they were furious. i went to the nypd is an approach these guys. >> i understand the scam. a long history of scams in new york selling shares of the brooklyn bridge to immigrants coming over. i i get that. it seems that the government is being outhustled. >> take charge of that is what you want to do. get proactive.. get proactive. i do have to say do your research, no how much things cost. take responsibility. good for you.

bill: "high speed chase" start us off. >> the search is over for a track star from phoenix. the body was pulled from the hudson river near peer 90. i spoke i spoke to his parents. they held out hope that he would be found because his cell the cell phone while were found in the trashcan in manhattan. ultimately he was not found alive and his death was classified as a suicide by drowning. >> all kinds of marine animals. having a grand old time. bill: beluga whales. the ocean gate. also 3600 pounds. well, she's back.

♪ we know how to know how much she way? >> 2300. overweight her little bit. bill: very self-conscious. >> for the 1st time in 17 years famous in new jersey put on public display. the mayor is down his house the structure for years keeping a portion hostage. >> discussion about being sold for scrap. that horrifies me. selling it off piecemeal panel by panel saddens me. >> a long history in the town. made of steel, glass, enamel stretching 200 feet weighing and roughly 250 tons. bill: how much? >> 250 tons. really heavy. at 1st gained fame went on

where it even developed quite a reputation. >> is a little kid i remember trying to figure out. when i got older whatever you wanted to be. i enjoyed it. >> the department store close to 98. donated. the only problem, does not actually have anything to showcase the work. at that time he stepped in and said he would house the structure in his garage. that's where it remains. divided into one and 200 individual panels until last thursday. thursday. at that time a handful of trucks showed up outside. what happened was the museum partnered with the art factory and patterson new jersey to showcase the work. >> you not only have a place to store it in a place that we can unwrap it.

bill: the mayor never heard of that. what's going on? >> at that.i said -- he explained me what was happening. i was really happy until he told me at a later date there would be some euro. that was not part of the agreement. >> fighting to keep it inside is josh. did not want to let it go unless he gets a written note. bill: this is it? right? it is huge and ugly. >> a little ironic. a bad solution would be to sell it. bill: over shaq test. what do you see in this? >> it abstract art. >> contributing to the discussion. bill: totally distracted by looking at this thing.

>> it reminds me. bill: weighs 250 tons and it's ugly. the mayor is keeping only 30 sections. it's ridiculous. >> opinion is subjective. you can love it or hate it. who has run for it? >> storage for this long. it's very pricey. ♪ >> you know the bar and restaurant business can be tough anywhere. trenton is no different. all the same. made a go of it. >> been invited to epicurean palace voted greatest barring greater trenton area two years around. received business of the year award from the city of trenton. >> fair enough. things enough. things are about to take a turn for the worst. trenton social.

he has agreed to a suspension of his liquor license for the coming year. all to satisfy liquor license violations committed by the previous license holder. >> it just seems odd. all these awards and accolades and philanthropic things that we have done. and to not get a pass on it. it's a tough pill to swallow >> going back to when a liquor license was owned by the owner of this place. shuttered for five years. outside the bar. in the four years he's been opened he says he's never had a single problem. this this used to be a tattoo parlor. don't know what this one was there are empty. there's no business being done at any of them. >> more than a great neighbor to everyone here. a good ambassador for

trenton. a good business that helps rebrand a lot of the things that the city takes a lot for. >> the city council act northward councilwoman marge colwell wilson is one of two council people abstained from the suspension vote. she told me on the phone she did all she could. >> i did everything in my power to decrease the penalties. i wasn't going to get away. >> given that the previous owner the former brother-in-law should have better known what he was getting into. the council had played ball. the violation the previous lessons on her face could have showed the place altogether.

my question is at this time when i guy is running a solid trouble-free business in town that really needs business should counsel have acted even though it could and did to enforce law that punishes a business owner for the sentence previous owner? >> first of all, the all the idea that she told you she did everything she could is absurd. she abstained. someone could someone could have stood up for some common sense. typical poetical cowardice at play here. someone should here. someone to step up and say it's one thing if your trying to generate revenue. it's another thing to go back and say we're stuck because the law says this. change it then. so annoying to me. >> i i would make the.that the previous mayor is sitting behind bars right now for corruption in the trenton has pretty big fish to fry before it starts shuttering bars. bill: post a link to this place. i give them a lot of credit for being a pioneer in going back like that. >> bicentennial recognizing

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teesix it looks only half done. >> a convertible and is furnished. >> asked for something different. came up with the doughnut mobile. bill: what is it made out of? >> styrofoam. >> the bottom is steel. it's all welded together. bill: is he going to share the doughnut? >> bring it. >> we will have doughnuts. >> just to let you know for anyone interested driving this baby down where they will be giving away 40,000 doughnuts. bill: what inspires the sky? >> general creativity. a crazy mind. an awesome theme inspiration is creativity. >> how many donuts to you eat a day?

>> we did this particular project all we were doing was eating the brand-new patriotic doughnut. and they are sweet. this is what we have been eating. >> you guys, they took me back and show me how they cut the styrofoam, how start to make these creations. bill: it's on friday. >> on friday. madison square park in new york. bill: thank you for the sneak peek behind the scenes. the spirit of a hero scholarship award ceremony. >> did she seemed guarded and cautious? ♪

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all kidding aside you may be wondering how they end up getting backed up. well there's a video showing you how. it turns out that helps prevent further delays. bill: you are chasing the governor and his governor and his wife. and it take you to the new jersey heroes awards. >> today she hosted the spirit of a hero scholarship award ceremony. the official governor's mansion. twenty-five high school seniors will $5,000 scholarships each for college. mrs. christie is proud of how the program is growing each year. >> last year we had 22. twenty-five.

>> they competed against a lot of people. >> over 700 applicants which we have come through. [applause] >> i spoke with lindsay one of the recipients, a senior at ridgewood high school. she cofounded the life euros challenge that celebrates those who were wounded in the iraq and afghanistan wars and survived. even though they are wonder they are alive. that's something we should be celebrating. >> honestly finding someone to speak with was very difficult. i difficult. i had a great opportunity to sit down by exclusive interview. working on a story. >> very involved as a student. i must say it really did not go much past working with the church bazaar and maybe

feeding the shelters and that is the extent of it. i see with these actually do it's pretty remarkable. bill: the 1st lady of the united states. it she seemed guarded and cautious? >> interesting choice of words. she is not guarded. we just talk. >> he is very much guarded. that is why. they are all feel-good events. stances on policies right now and you do with new jersey in the white house. on the record to say what a white house would look like. >> pretty standard. you could argue people want those answers. you can also argue -- >> that is the definition of being guarded. >> a very successful business woman not a

politician. that wasn't how i requested the interview what i went in looking for. i want to learn about the lady behind the governor and about some of the formative years of her life. more of that interview for you guys coming up. bill: battling leukemia >> ♪ >> this is a fox 29 news update. >> hi, everyone, i'm fox 29's chief meteorologist, scott williams. temperatures have been tumbling since sunday. 92 degrees on sunday, 76 on monday. only in the 50's for high temperatures on tuesday. so, what about the middle of the week? we're looking at a cooler than average pattern with an easterly wind. high temperatures in the mid 60's, maybe a few spotty showers. sue serio talks about a

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